UPDATE: Accused in Toronto attack joined Canadian Forces last year - didn't complete training

Alek Minassian, the accused in the recent incident in Toronto, was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces for 2 months in late 2017 – from 23 August until 25 October. He did not complete his recruit training and requested to be voluntarily released from the CAF after 16 days of recruit training. For privacy reasons, we will not comment further on Alek Minassian’s service in the CAF.

UPDATE: A Department of National Defence spokesperson said that he started his basic training at the military facility at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec in September 2017. He had not progressed to weapons training by the time he was released.